Patents Assigned to Quickie LLC
  • Passive knotless suture terminator for use in minimally invasive surgery and to facilitate standard tissue securing
    Patent number: 6066160
    Abstract: A suture securing apparatus comprising an apparatus body having a upper surface, a lower surface, an outer surface, and at least one aperture, the aperture having a longitudinal axis extending from the upper surface to the lower surface and defining an aperture surface, wherein a first longitudinal direction and a second longitudinal direction thereof each extends along the longitudinal axis in opposite directions, the aperture including an integral locking means for engaging a suture threaded therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2000
    Assignee: Quickie LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Colvin, Eugene Grossi, Allan Katz, Paul Oddo